The global future of higher education and the academic profession : the BRICs and the United States / edited by Philip G. Altbach, Center of International Higher Education, Boston College, USA, Gregory Androushchak, National Research University, Higher School of Economics, Russia, Yaroslav Kuzminov, National Research University, Higher School of Economics, Russia, Maria Yudkevich, National Research University, Higher School of Economics, Russia, Liz Reisberg, Resiberg & Associates, USA.
The prospects for the BRICs : the new academic superpowers? / Philip G. Altbach -- Higher education, the academic profession, and economic development in Brazil / Simon Schwartzman -- Changing realities : Russian higher education and the academic profession / Gregory Androushchak, Yaroslav Kuzminov, and Maria Yudkevich -- India : streamlining the academic profession for a knowledge economy / N. Jayaram -- The Chinese academic profession : new realities / Ma Wanhua and Wen Jianbo -- The changing American academic profession / Martin J. Finkelstein and Kevin W. Iglesias.
Summary:
"The Global Future of Higher Education and the Academic Profession focuses on the all-important emerging BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) nations and the United States by analyzing the academic profession and particularly salaries and contracts. The professoriate is key to the success of any academic system, and this is the first book to carefully analyze academic systems and the academic profession. The academic profession must be adequately paid, and appointments to academic jobs must be based on merit and provide an effective career path for the 'best and brightest' to be attracted to the profession. The BRICs show a variety of approaches to academic careers - and none provide globally competitive salaries. China and Russia, in particular, pay academics poorly. Using purchasing power parity, this book is able to accurately compare the actual purchasing power of the academic profession. The book also analyzes how professors are appointed and promoted. While the BRICs may be emerging global economic powers, their academic systems still face significant challenges"--Page 4 of cover.
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